Does Divinycell absorb water?
Divinycell P is a closed-cell PET structural core with excellent fire, smoke and toxicity behavior. It is thermoplastic and recyclable, offering good mechanical properties, high chemical resistance and does not absorb water.
What is balsa core?
Balsa Core has a honeycomb-like cell structure that’s configured into end-grain panels that can provide optimal properties including high compressive, flexural and shear strength along with stiffness.
What is h45 foam?
A closed cell medium to high density foam which has high compression strength, durability, and excellent fire resistance. Divinycell can be vacuum formed to compound shapes and can be bent using heat. Compatible with polyester, vinylester, and epoxy resins. Foam.
Does balsa wood rot?
If moisture does penetrate, balsa maintains much of its integrity wet and can often be fully restored by drying. It also resists rot, so the window of opportunity for saving the core after a leak occurs is much wider than with other woods.
Can balsa wood get wet?
The manufacturers of balsa and balsa cored hulls tell us that wet balsa in a hull does not compromise its structural integrity. They claim that moisture spreads very slowly if at all horizontally due to the end grain cut of the balsa core.
How do you shape Divinycell?
You can form Divinycell with heat. I used a heat gun to bend it to conform to the deck crown of my board. It does not ‘spring back’ after it takes a ‘set’. You can heat it up and bend it with your hands, holding it while it cools and it remains the way you bend it.
How do you bend PVC foam board?
Heating the board can be done over an oven with some leather gloves, or you can use a good quality heat gun with even heating across the board. PVC board bends at 200 to 250 degrees in about two minutes.
What is Divinycell foam?
Divinycell Foam is closed cell medium to high density foam which has high compression strength, durability, and excellent fire resistance. Divinycell can be vacuum formed to compound shapes and can be bent using heat.
Can Divinycell be vacuum formed?
Divinycell can be vacuum formed to compound shapes and can be bent using heat. Compatible with polyester, vinylester, and epoxy resins. DIAB closed cell vinyl foam is an ideal sandwich core where ultimate laminate strength is critical.
What are the different grades of Divinycell H?
The series comes in grades H, HP, HM, HT, MX and HCP with different features suitable for many applications, and each grade has a variety of densities. Divinycell H offers excellent mechanical properties and low weight.